ISSUES, PARTY CHOICES AND PRESIDENTIAL VOTES
In: American journal of political science: AJPS, Band 19, Heft 2, S. 161-185
ISSN: 0092-5853
THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE ROLE PLAYED BY ISSUES AND PEOPLE'S EVALUATIONS OF THE PARTIES' POSITIONS ON DIFFERENT ISSUES IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. THE MOST IMPORTANT INFLUENCES ARE THE EFFECTS OF PEOPLE'S ISSUE POSITIONS ON THEIR EVALUATIONS OF THE PARTIES AND THE INFLUENCE OF THESE EVALUATIONS ON PARTY IDENTIFICATION. IT ALSO DEALS WITH THE ELECTORAL PROCESS AND THE DETERMINATION OF PUBLIC POLICY.